Lil Wayne Murder-For-Hire News Update: Birdman Denies Being Involved in Plot to Kill Weezy
Birdman is strongly denying any involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to have former "son" Lil Wayne killed.
Earlier this week, TMZ reported Georgia police had uncovered evidence tying him and rapper Young Thug to the man charged with shooting up Wayne's tour bus as he left an Atlanta nightclub earlier this year. Sources add police are aware that Birdman got a phone call on April 26, shortly after someone opened fire on Wayne's crew between two phones registered to the Cash Money records front man.
TMZ previously reported the call appears to have been made by someone in Wayne's posse, "who was understandably pissed" and anxious to tell Birdman what went down shortly before gunfire erupted. Just before that, Jimmy Carlton Winfrey, the man now charged with shooting up the bus, had been kicked out of a club for harassing Wayne.
In recent times, Birdman and Wayne have openly feuded over everything from royalties to the way the label is being ran. At times, Wayne has even hinted he plans to leave the label and when he does he will be taking such heavyweights as Nicki Minaj and Drake with him.
Still, Birdman adamantly insists he was not involved in any way with what went down.
One person Birdman is now openly targeting is Jay Z and his Tidal music streaming startup venture. According to TMZ, Birdman is now seeking $50 million in damages, charging that Tidal illegally streamed songs from Lil Wayne while he is still under contract with Cash Money.
More specifically, the suit charges that, by pilfering Wayne, "Jay Z's fledgling company is now resorting to a 'desperate and illegal attempt to save their struggling streaming service.'"
Tidal contends that Cash Money does not have an exclusive deal with Wayne and he directly gave the company the right to stream his music in return for an ownership stake in the company.
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